NCAA.com | November 7, 2013

DI Weekend Preview

SCHOOL	WEEKEND GAMES		LAST TIME OUT	QUICK HITS
No. 1 Notre Dame	Fri. vs. Pittsburgh		Beat Michigan State 2-0 on Tuesday.	The Fighting Irish have knocked off two ranked opponents in a row.
No. 2 UCLA	IDLE		Beat California 2-1 on Sunday.	The Bruins have defeated four top-five opponents this season.
No. 3 Washington	Fri. vs. Stanford Sun. vs. No. 3 California		Lost 2-1 to UCLA on Oct. 27.	Washington's 15-match unbeaten streak came do an end vs. UCLA.
No. 4 California	Sun. vs. No. 2 Washington		Lost 2-1 to UCLA on Sunday.	Steve Birnbaum tallied his Pac-12 leading eighth goal of the season when he scored in the 86th minute of Cal's win against Stanford.
No. 5 Maryland	Fri. vs. Virginia Tech		Beat NC State 2-1 on Friday.	Patrick Mullins' two-goal showing against Wake Forest put him in prestigious company when he moved to fifth all-time in career goals at Maryland with 40.
No. 6 UMBC	IDLE		Beat UMass-Lowell 2-0 on Saturday.	UMBC leads the nation in winning percentage (.875). The Retrievers are tied for 12th in scoring offense (2.00 gpg) and 17th (0.71) in scoring defense.
No. 7 Louisville	Sat. vs. Rutgers/Cincinnati		Tied 0-0 with South Florida on Sunday.	Sophomore Ricardo Velazco scored one goal and added two assists in the Cardinals' overtime win against No. 20 Saint Louis.
No. 8 Georgetown	Fri. vs. Villanova		Lost 1-0 to St. John's on Saturday.	Thomas Gomez broke the record for career shutouts posting 23 as well as season shutouts with nine to his credit this year.
No. 9 Akron	Sat. vs. Western Michigan		Beat Michigan 2-1 on Oct. 30.	In all, Akron is 24-4-5 versus teams from the Big Ten since 2007. During that time, the Zips have out-scored their competition 60-21.
No. 10 Marquette	Fri. vs. Marquette		Beat Seton Hall 2-1 on Saturday.	Eight different Marquette players have found the back of the net this season, led by C. Nortey's 16 points and team-best seven goals.